Data table for chart 5
Police-reported hate crimes, by type of motivation, Canada, 2009 and 2010

Chart 5
Police-reported hate crimes, by type of motivation, Canada, 2009 and 2010
Type of motivation 2009 2010
percentage of hate crimes
Race or ethnicity 54 52
Religion 29 29
Sexual
orientation
13 16
Other
motivationsNote 1
4 4
1. Includes mental or physical disability, language, sex and other similar factors (e.g. occupation or political beliefs).
Note: Information reflects data reported by police services covering 87% of the population of Canada in 2009 and 99% in 2010. Percentages have been calculated excluding unknown motivations.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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